Pompeo Switches Disease Name to ‘Wuhan Virus’

“The U.S. and China appeared headed towards a fresh row on Friday after Washington’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo for the second day running referred to the coronavirus as the ‘Wuhan virus’ – ignoring pleas from Beijing and world health officials for the public to avoid using names for the Covid-19 disease that could incite racial discrimination,” the South China Morning Post reports.

“Pompeo’s new nomenclature for the virus coincided with a rising tide of criticism that President Trump’s administration is facing over its response to community transmission of the virus in the United States.”